Utah Utes:- 5-1 all time against TCU, with the only loss coming in overtime
- 7-0 all time in games where both they and their opponent are ranked in the AP top 25
- Win the big games: 13-10 last year against TCU and 34-17 against Alabama last year. Beat Louisville this year.
- 2 Undefeated seasons in the last 6 years.
- Won 29 of the last 31 games
- 16-20 point underdogs in this game
- Have more than 600 wins in their football history, with an overall winning percentage of .586 (placing them 36th all time)
- Only school in the BCS era to have two undefeated seasons
- One of 5 schools to have two BCS game wins in the last 5 years
- One of seven school to have two top 5 finishes in the last 5 years
- Their "Superfan of the game" a few weeks ago:
Pros of the Utes winning:- Opens up a three-way race for the conference title between Utah, TCU and BYU, with Utah in the driver's seat.
- Probably allows Utah to move up into the top 12 of the BCS standings, making them eligible for an at-large bid to the BCS (although we know that won't happen)
- The Utes continue their winning tradition and domination of the conference
- Keeps Texas as one of the most fertile recruiting areas for the Utes
- Virtually guarantees TCU a spot in a BCS game.
- The Mountain West Conference gets a $13 million payout, with each team in the conference getting around $1.3-1.5 million.
- The Mountain West proves that one of its teams belongs in the top 5 and that the conference should have an automatic bid every season.
- Keeps TCU ranked ahead of all other hopeful BCS Busters
- Keeps TCU in the national championship picture if the right teams lose.
- Utah Utes - Mormon Fruits
- What's the difference between the Utes and Cheerios? Cheerios belong in a bowl
- Lee Corso sits down to pee
- We pity Salt Lake City
- Toadally going to Crush the Utes
- Fear the Murtleneck
- Top Coached University
- Jerry Hughes is my facebook friend
- Hughes your Daddy
- Utalk the talk we Walk the Walk
Now, if only I could get CBS College Sports in HD on Comcast...
3 comments:
Um, I don't think Louisville was a big game.
Umm, I was hoping that the first person to read this didn't point out that discrepancy. Oh well. :)
Some great points. I am going to cheer for the U, but if they lose, it won't be too heart-breaking, as you point out. I sure hope it's more interesting to watch than BYU vs. TCU was.
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